Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-19

rrrpRNrAN CLUE BANQUET.
.,,or1rnrs, Sept. l8.-Three hun
Ih.-. -s-,s at down to the centennial
a-5- ii. Hiae-nian Association last
2'-+- sfsr TIE members h2d been
s'-- - few 5u1meats tns President ar
sss 4. t1s Presiteu. entered the
.-..4,..s arose. and amidst cheers the
s'2.-l.-sr,.iv. vas escorted to s seat by
o-'-- Il, the Cnairm4n, Ex-Governor
tfe- asian hours intermission
- curtin raped order and intro
I-1.I -raeD. Of New jersey, who re
dl'-55 n the toast, the "COnstitutiOn Of
-,,,+a3 : ates' Chairman Curtin,
tl5 ~ moments iatermissiOn, intro
,i.,- re President. who spoke IS fol
ll-s- should hardly think my partiCi
2ns u me centennial celebration salts
% +, had not an opportunity OF
.''.-..To the repress ,atives OF the So
ne g,7fla through Its antiquity beaEs 8
! .0ssrela-ion
~ THE EVENTS AND TIME
.o-~r1gn. rate. Thai you acelebr4te
W W C -.rs.f m D.. 8 reminder Of the fact
~ IN -14 4-0u1lcus days e our country
- u1.sa names stood upon your rolls
~ r...rsa. D ma newly fought Tor the
. ID ~. - ~ free government and for homes
f-0a5 non our soil. Nd society, l
4 -e- IN lis Chsrter or its tradl-
q --rs.rs history better CT more valus-
8 -. ra-..aca.e OF patriotic worth and
...-..,a- -n-n YOU hHve, and Wh.cn is
- +. t-a. words Of Washing on, who,
j 49, declared az the Friendly Sons q
] : p,.-.,E. of W. ] h this association is
/ 80 successor, tdn- il mad always been
rotf5 for the adherence q lis members
~. -sr.5us cause IN which we are
tn are priceless words, and they
,.-dsr o most Ii ting part which the mem-
.srs II the Hi5grlian association are Sc
or assuming. notice upon the letter
I rrr5 received frJnFCu- secret.ry that
I M. If me Obj cts OF your society is
] ,,ts5 IA ha Tor The relief Of emigran,s
f.5-7 Ireland. and this leads me to reflect
.ow fully allied love OF country is TO
j ry humanity. and now naturally suCn
arsyaleu. purpose Of this society rs the
] ...fst5nc. sud relief Of your stranger Snd
r.e5v emigrluts
FOLLOWS THE PATRIOTISM
4 n when IL had irs origin. Long may the
p.7--.5.n a-s cIatjon live, long
4 NAV lis humane work be prose
! ,r,t5 sna when another CentenIi5l
# the constitution is celebrated
NAV fa1sa WHO s1all then form lis mem
-f,,ha be- IS fully inspired with the pa
-fafsm ei SIS history sDd tradition and
f.I the general feiiCitati0n, a5 the men
+ sa. here
The speech elected UproGrouS applause,
Il y5 when Tie President starred - leave
ne 5slI The memn eTs formed in g line aud
II h. wa. compelled to accord each hand
8 s5ss-. AFTER the retirement OF the Presi-
4 dent B-i-ad1tc General ScC11ld res pended
I nt1e ,1as-, "The Army and NAVY" sud
4 G.y.rra. 3a4yert9'' The Thirteen O.i@lCsl
8 SAFES" Ann IT, other speakers wGre
1 Governor FLlu-l Lee OF Frgtuja.
] Amor--a- on T visitors were many gov
1 e-a,s g. tla sgs.2, eCclesiasuc and
I iipgms's,
T1e following letter was received by
The c51sa u.i1ual centennial committee:
Ia-l.....5. GERMANY. sept =, 1881.
+ II iio-. john hH-aou, A. J.. Little anu a. J.
Carson r-nt.luy.-
4 lis vita sincere Tegret that | ind my
4 sst ura1.- 10 accept your invitation 10
i Be p-1s.0- q. The ceia1rEt.On If the cen
ullal anniversary Of the 0T0mul3 cation
q TIE constitution of the UuGitgd Safes,
SYt Il, ls,l Mex. to the declaration
Il inleaeu 4rEre. the OrdsinjCg Of the
constitution IS the great event to be cello
5TEge3 FIR 81 time. For the American
?e l., DIS years roll by sna the nation
grows in numbers, la power sGd in
prestige, cur admiration and appreciation
Of the mon VINO framed our organic lsW
aTe steadily STRENGTHENING. /. required
/ 1t wcra Of genus ID construct for ;h!r-
teen feeble states, with "a aggregate OF
.1Iye sud one-Gsf
NlIIIONs or PEOPLE,
s constitution which 100 years later is
found perfectly adopted 10 the needs snd
wishes If q powerful nation expanded
ioat3.d In SIS territorial area, With thirty
tsat s,a,es and more than GO,0l0, C0l
pplla Ierhsps IN no country ana a.
lie period OF the worlds history has The
Conception u q free government, htmly
N-.'eo by the checks and balances CT .
2s!2antlt and q conservative COnstitu-
-'' -gNL mOlG pLOlCuLuCuiG
SOle1 han by our torefathers
They eE-ctusuy Orgsnlzed {
revolution sgalnst the foolish
E'anay u the English King, and against
he sIrogeut wrong OF 81 English Parlia.
3en,. Atlr vc-ory in the Held they
completed their work oy laying deep the
|undaIo1 Of
POPULAR GOVERNMENT
4W1ica the people rule aud the Cff1cial:
We SerTsnts The extraordinary proper
ION u meQ who, in that patriotic gsner-
Mon Were l.ted by long STUDY and train
.ls TO the highest duties Of statesmsnshil
S>aowH by the TACT that Of the fifty tig'
-emoers Ut the Congress of l776 WIZ
Nsled the Dec arat1un Of Independence
Why SIX We're inclu1e IN the tnirty-nin'
ei5l9erS II the convention OF l1S7 wh'
s.Sled The constitution. The reverend
az sE5c.Lou which we feel toward theS
ss'a, m-l viii be best shown by cherish
- her work and assuring to our DIES
,5-l1-.s IS many grateful reasons for
-a.on2- CELEBRATION of the establishment
'-e celebration Of the constitution a
Use VINO luhUe1ce US to-day. With grea
aspects, lsit1tuly yours,
j. G. BLAINE.